Introduction and Spread of the Invasive Alien Species Ageratina altissima in a Disturbed Forest Ecosystem
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
See my comments in the attached file
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Author Response
Coauthors and I very much appreciated the encouraging and critical comments on this manuscript by the reviewer. The comments have been very thorough and useful in improving the manuscript. We strongly believe that the comments and suggestions have increased the scientific value of revised manuscript by many folds. We have taken them fully into account in revision. We are submitting the corrected manuscript with the suggestion incorporated the manuscript. The manuscript has been revised as per the comments given by the reviewer, and our responses to all the comments are as follows:
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Reviewer 2 Report
The paper is very interesting and discribe invasive of Eupatorium rugosum in South Korea. The article is worth of publih, but after minor revisions. My sugestions I indicate in the text.
Comments for author File: Comments.pdf
Author Response
Coauthors and I very much appreciated the encouraging and critical comments on this manuscript by the reviewer. The comments have been very thorough and useful in improving the manuscript. We strongly believe that the comments and suggestions have increased the scientific value of revised manuscript by many folds. We have taken them fully into account in revision. We are submitting the corrected manuscript with the suggestion incorporated the manuscript. The manuscript has been revised as per the comments given by the reviewer, and our responses to all the comments are as follows:
Author Response File: Author Response.docx
Round 2
Reviewer 1 Report
Dear authors,
Thank you for addressing all my concerns. I have no further comments to make, apart some very minor ones. Some very minor grammatical mistakes occur in the text, but I guess that is something that can be fixed in the proof-reading stage.
Thanks, in advanced.
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Author Response
We wish to resubmit the enclosed research article entitled “Introduction and spread of the invasive alien species Ageratina altissima in a disturbed forest ecosystem” for publication in the journal of Sustainability.
Coauthors and I very much appreciated the encouraging and critical comments on this manuscript by the reviewer. The comments have been very thorough and useful in improving the manuscript. We strongly believe that the comments and suggestions have increased the scientific value of revised manuscript by many folds. We have taken them fully into account in revision. We are submitting the corrected manuscript with the suggestion incorporated the manuscript.
All three opinions of reviewers have been revised and reflected in the manuscript.
- The paper was additionally cited to supplement the content.
“Modelling Acacia saligna invasion in a large Mediterranean island using PAB factors: A tool for implementing the European legislation on invasive species” https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106516
- The paper was additionally cited to supplement the explanation of Korean laws and systems.
“Management System of Invasive Alien Species Threating Biodiversity in Korea and Suggestions for the Improvement.”
- The family name was modified.
Ageratina altissima (L.) R.M. King & H. Rob. belongs to the Asteraceae family.
In addition, author and funding information has been updated.
Thank you for your consideration.
